Al Qaeda in Iraq has pulled out all stops in going after the Sunni tribal sheiks that have formed Awakening Councils in Iraq. The latest victim of al Qaeda's targeting, Sheik Thaeir Ghadhban al-Karkhi of the Awakening Council in Diyala, was killed by a female suicide bomber as well as the Sheik's niece and bodyguard. The cunning and strategy of al Qaeda in Iraq cannot be ignored, look at how the plan worked, from the article from Breitbart:
The al Qaeda message is clear - abandon any coalition with U.S. and Iraq Army forces or you will be targeted and killed. I think the problem for al Qaeda in Iraq is this: they are only serving to incite the Awakenings with this and instead of persuading , they are creating even more hatred and resolve to see that al Qaeda is eliminated in Iraq. At the same time, the Awakening Councils have to begin to distrust EVERY single person, regardless of gender, that approaches them.
Mahmoud said the bomber had visited the sheik's house on Sunday, claiming that her husband had been kidnapped and asking for help. Mahmoud said his brother told the woman to return Monday.
"She came back this morning and nobody checked her. She had an appointment with the sheik and the guards told her to go and knock on his door," Mahmoud said.
The woman was ushered into the house and blew herself up once she got close to the sheik, Mahmoud said.
The al Qaeda message is clear - abandon any coalition with U.S. and Iraq Army forces or you will be targeted and killed. I think the problem for al Qaeda in Iraq is this: they are only serving to incite the Awakenings with this and instead of persuading , they are creating even more hatred and resolve to see that al Qaeda is eliminated in Iraq. At the same time, the Awakening Councils have to begin to distrust EVERY single person, regardless of gender, that approaches them.
Female Suicide Bomber in Iraq Kills 3
BAGHDAD (AP) - A female suicide bomber on Monday killed the head of a local group of Sunni fighters northeast of Baghdad who had turned against al-Qaida insurgents, the leader's brother and a provincial police official said.
Sheik Thaeir Ghadhban al-Karkhi, his 5-year-old niece and a security guard were killed in the blast in Diyala province, where violence has persisted despite drops in other parts of Iraq.
Duraid Mahmoud, the sheik's brother, told The Associated Press he witnessed the attack inside his brother's home. A provincial police official, speaking on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to release the information, confirmed the attack.
The woman, wearing an explosives belt, entered al-Karkhi's home in the predominantly Sunni town of Kanaan about east of Baqouba.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility. But al-Qaida in Iraq has been targeting fellow Sunni Arabs who have taken up arms against the militants and joined the so-called awakening councils like the one al-Karkhi led.
The councils are made up of U.S.-backed former insurgents who have risen up against the brutality and strict Islamic codes of conduct al- Qaida was trying to impose on local populations.
The U.S. military said it was looking into the incident but did not immediately have any details.
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